As I pass the mid-point of the project it seems only appropriate to take a moment to reflect on the highlights of this incredible adventure. The month began with Bushfire, a weekend-long concert featuring up-and-coming and established artists from around the world. The concert was a wonderful opportunity to get acclimated to Gone Rural and [...]

Today was a very special day. Prior to visiting the artisan women of Mdlangwe to further explore the rural production order allocation and collection, myself and Dana (sadly Ling Ling had a meeting) spent the first part of the morning with orphans at the Moya Center. Yael, the Program Director at boMake volunteers at the [...]

Delivering on expectations is at the heart of any Deloitte engagement. This was further reinforced during my MBA experience through the multi-disciplinary action program (essentially an additional internship), throughout course projects, club and other extra-curricular activities. It is not only expected, but it seems to be a part of the DNA of people like myself: [...]

Following several meetings to clarify scope and expectations, the three of us rolled up our sleeves and got to work. We are each tackling different business issues ranging from the development of a marketing strategy for the non-profit component of the commercial enterprise Gone Rural, to evaluating different options for a micro-credit/loan scheme and advancing [...]